Officials from Joplin and the state and federal governments toured Joplin Monday to view and discuss progress being made on debris removal.

Brig. Gen. John McMahon, whose Kansas City District office is leading the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' response and recovery effort, was awestruck by the devastation and the support.

"These communities have endured an event that most people can't even fathom," he said. "But to see everything that's going up in response to this, and I'm talking about the volunteers and neighbor helping neighbor, reassures me that they will bounce back and bounce back stronger than before."